Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks with the media in New Delhi on Jan. 31. (Adnan Abidi/Reuters) Not long ago, a 12th-grade political science textbook in India informed students about the ...

At 75, India’s democracy is under pressure like never before Since its independence in 1947, India has transformed from a poverty-stricken nation into one of the world's fastest-growing economies ...

Despite having a woman in the presidency, a largely symbolic office, India’s women have not prospered under Modi. Women only comprise 14.7 percent of the legislature, and a promised reserved ...

Is there a sense that India’s democracy, since Modi didn’t do a power grab, has a bit of hope? TUDOR Absolutely there is. I think there’s a big sense in India that something has changed.

Debasish Roy Chowdhury is a Hong Kong-based Indian journalist and a co-author of “To Kill a Democracy: India’s Passage to Despotism.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood last month atop India ...

NEW DELHI: During the Joe Biden administration, the United States committed over $20 million to promote democratic ...

Voting has begun in India's national election, the world's biggest exercise in democracy, but there's concern that democratic values are being eroded. Latest U.S.

As India, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third term, and the United States, soon to be led by President-elect Donald Trump in his second term, look to navigate a transformative era, the ...

Munich [Germany], February 15 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has expressed optimism over the direction of India's democracy and stressed that India's democracy has delivered. He ...

India’s ranking in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Democracy Index had fallen sharply between 2016 and 2020, though it has improved marginally since then: up to 41 (tied with Poland ...

What the death of a jailed priest says about India's democracy Indian police accused Stan Swamy of terrorism. His supporters say he was framed and evidence planted on his computer.

Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, center in a blue mask, and other lawmakers participate in a protest in New Delhi, India, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) NEW DELHI (AP) — The Aug. 5 ...